]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:25:00 PDTCornell 1 of only 2 U.S. museums to host French landscape treasuresMatthew J. Palmhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-mjp-cornell-towards-impressionism-20180308-story.html
Want to feel a little Central Florida pride? The Cornell Fine Arts Museum in Winter Park is the first venue to host a major touring exhibition of French impressionist works.

Want to feel even more pride? The Cornell, on the Rollins College campus, is one of only two stops the exhibit will make...

The new policy applies to visitors who book reservations on or after March 21.

The amount will vary, depending on the level of accommodations. At what Disney...

]]>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:15:00 PDTOpening date set for 450-foot StarFlyer on International Drive in OrlandoDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-international-drive-starflyer-open-20180313-story.html
Orlando’s next thrill ride has popped up on the horizon. Folks traveling on International Drive – or even along Interstate 4 – can now see that StarFlyer, a high-flying swing attraction, has topped out, practically casting a shadow on its neighbor, the Coca-Cola Orlando Eye observation wheel.

Never mind that we just sprang forward and we’re midstream in the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. Folks have fall and wine on their minds....

]]>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:40:00 PDTOutdoor park to expand adventure at Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and ScienceJennifer Jhonhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/fl-sfp-0306-broward-news-20180312-story.html
The Museum of Discovery and Science in downtown Fort Lauderdale will open an interactive, outdoor Science Park for museum guests on March 23.

Giant full-body exhibits will demonstrate key principles of physics and engineering while providing entertainment and group interaction, according to a news...

]]>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:32:00 PDTStrolling — and nibbling — through Epcot International Flower & Garden FestivalDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-dewayne-bevil-epcot-flower-garden-20180315-story.html
Sometimes a day at Epcot feels like a race, a downright sprint. Maybe it’s the theme park’s layout, which insists you make an entire lap around World Showcase. Or perhaps it’s the low-grade roar of Test Track.

Disney encourages folks to explore its national pavilions, and I find that is an especially...

]]>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:00:00 PDTToy Story Land sneak peek: Disney's latest big toys pull double dutyDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-disney-world-toy-story-land-20180312-story.html
Toy Story Land visitors will know right from the get-go that Disney was thinking big for the attraction for Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Folks will be greeted by a familiar character named Woody — a 20-foot-tall version of the lanky cowboy.

The drone flyover footage is from Disneyland’s version, which will open ahead of the Walt...

]]>Fri, 9 Mar 2018 06:30:00 PSTInside the Magic website sold to new ownerDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-inside-the-magic-website-sold-20180306-story.html
Inside the Magic, a website that showcases Central Florida theme-park news, is changing hands, founder and editor Ricky Brigante announced this week.

Fan-driven sites tend to fade away as their creators choose to discontinue their efforts. But he’s been putting together a team for the past few...

]]>Tue, 6 Mar 2018 12:10:00 PSTDisney World: Epcot's Odyssey in remodeling modeDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-disney-epcot-odyssey-remodeled-20180306-story.html
A former Epcot restaurant is getting a makeover that will cement its role as a flexible-use space for the Walt Disney World theme park. Odyssey, the angular building sandwiched between the park’s Mexico pavilion and Test Track attraction, will have a wide array of ever-changing purposes as Epcot...
]]>Tue, 6 Mar 2018 06:30:00 PSTFlowery ears popping up at Disney parksDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-epcot-flower-mouse-ears-20180305-story.html
Heads up, y’all. Not every set of mouse ears comes from Walt Disney Co.

I admit it was wrong of me to assume that they were all Disney-grown. During the opening days of this year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, I noticed multiple women in the theme park with floral mouse-ear headbands...

]]>Thu, 8 Mar 2018 08:00:00 PSTDoes this route to Epcot's Club 33 ring a bell?Dewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-dewayne-bevil-disney-epcot-club-33-doorbell-20180305-story.html
There’s a new doorbell at Walt Disney World, and it’s pushing some fans’ buttons. Internet buzz leads to this theory, which has its firm believers: This marks the entryway to a Club 33 at Epcot.

The ringer in question is in place in the American Adventure building in the World Showcase side of...

]]>Thu, 8 Mar 2018 02:00:00 PSTOrlando Science Center, Orange County Public Library are finalists for national awardDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-orlando-science-center-library-medal-20180305-story.html
Orlando Science Center and the Orange County Library System are both finalists for the national medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, it was announced Monday.

They are competing in separate categories for museums and libraries. Fourteen libraries and 15 museums made the cut....

]]>Mon, 5 Mar 2018 08:55:00 PSTDisney plans Animal Kingdom birthday partyDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-dewayne-bevil-theme-park-concerts-20180227-story.html
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is approaching the big 2-0, and Walt Disney World is planning special events and activities to mark the occasion, starting with two weeks of Party for the Planet festivities.

Visitors will be able to attend conservation talks by animal-care experts and have enhanced interactions...

The finished product stands 8 feet tall and 15 feet wide. It weighs in at 22 tons, the park says, and it took 25 hours to complete. The design features a birthday cake with the...

]]>Thu, 1 Mar 2018 08:30:00 PSTDisney: Picture it — a MagicBand that matches the purple wallDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-disney-magicbands-purple-wall-20180301-story.html
Disney’s newest batch of MagicBands includes a customized version that salutes the plain — but Internet famous — purple wall in Magic Kingdom.

The flat surface between Tomorrowland Terrace and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor has become a popular background for Instagram photographs. Park visitors line...

]]>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:10:00 PSTThe Edison in Disney Springs puts on a good showLauren Delgadohttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-edison-disney-springs-review-20180222-story.html
The Edison in Disney Springs puts on a good show not only with its late-night live entertainment, but also with a few of its social-media ready dishes as well. Appearance isn’t everything, however, and a few items on the American cuisine-centered menu still need finessing. What I would try a second...
]]>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:20:00 PSTDisneyland Paris set for expansion with Frozen, Marvel, Star Wars attractionsDewayne Bevilhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-bz-disneyland-paris-expansion-20180227-story.html
The expansion mode of Disneyland Paris resort will continue, and it will include areas based on “Frozen,” “Star Wars” and Marvel characters, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger announced Tuesday.

The developments will roll out in phases beginning in 2021, with an emphasis on the Walt Disney Studios Park,...

]]>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:05:00 PSTDisney chief: Multi-day peak pricing coming end of 2018, Star Wars Land will be 'big'Gabrielle Russonhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-disney-bob-iger-update-20180226-story.html
Walt Disney Company expects to roll out multi-day peak theme park tickets around the end of this year so the crowded dates cost more, the company’s CEO and president Bob Iger said Monday.